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If I understand this right, there could be people here I know, despite that I could swear I just talked to them at home, right? [Luke frowns, looking rather tired as he runs a hand through his hair, sitting at the console in the Welcome Center.] In that case, if anyone knows if Leia Organa or... [A pause, because does it work if the last you knew someone was frozen in carbonite and basically in coma?] Han Solo are here, please tell me. Or tell them Luke's looking for them.

[He smiles briefly, his expression brightening a little in general. Something strikes him then, though, and Luke's gaze lowers for a moment, frowning at something out of view before he looks up again.]

Aside from that, I'd like to know what sort of prosthesis are available, and the tools to repair them. Or if the tools could be adjusted for already existing ones. I don't need any of that at the moment, but you never know.

[Better be as prepared as he can, before something happens, for once. Especially in a new place. He's had his new hand not two weeks yet, and he's very, very aware of it... which is probably why this occurred to him at all.]

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True. [Luke grins wryly, relaxing a little for a moment.]

Not that we don't have plenty of things at home people elsewhere would probably think are weird. [Shaking his head, Luke still felt wary about this, but the tension was nearly gone. It wasn't like he wanted to hide it.]

My father's Anakin Skywalker.

[On the other hand, saying that felt both like a relief and a challenge to a version of his father who wasn't even here.]

You --

[His suspicions suddenly came true. He did not sense any deception either. Still he stares at the screen before continuing.]

... Are much older than I expected.

[That's such a normal reaction that any tension that had been clinging to him sort of just... runs out of him. For the moment, anyway.]

Yeah. [Luke smiles, amused.] Sorry about that. Twenty two years older than you expected, I guess?

[Rough guess from Anakin's apparent age and when things must have... happened.]

I only recently learned about the future.

[He pauses. There's still much he needs to work out about future events.]

It's a lot to take in, but I am glad to meet you. Even if it is under these ... strange circumstances.

I know the feeling. Sort of, anyway. [Shrugging, Luke's smile is a bit dry, now, but still there.] I just found out a few things myself.

[Taking a breath and holding it for a moment, Luke lets it out slowly. This is still... He still doesn't feel all right, but it's much better now than he'd thought it'd be.]

This is really strange, but yeah I... I'm glad we got this chance. I've... wanted this. Even if I knew it was impossible. [Luke laughs quietly, shaking his head.

He'd had the thought - guiltily - more than once in these past two weeks, after all, and now it'd actually sort of happened.]